Principal Project Management Consultant

The Employee Connect; Hyattsville (MD); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

The Employee Connect is seeking a Principal Project Management Consultant for a large integrated healthcare system in Hyattsville, MD. The role leads enterprise-wide, cross-functional programs in the $15 to $50 million range, translating business strategy into scalable IT solutions with broad stakeholder alignment.

Hybrid or onsite options are available with high visibility to senior leadership. You will oversee large programs, manage budgets, align stakeholders, and mentor teams while

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing projects or programs using project life cycle methodologies such as SDLC, process management, and organizational change.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience implementing large, complex projects in a corporate environment.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading project teams.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing project budgets.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, computer science, MIS, or a related field, with at least 10 years of IT or related business experience including 8 years managing programs; equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex programs with high transformational impact, driving multiple work streams from planning through completion.
• Translate business strategy into clear business requirements and gain cross-functional support for objectives and priorities.
• Analyze, integrate, and manage program plans covering scope, status, schedules, and resource forecasts.
• Manage and monitor program financials and track overall performance against plan for time, budget, scope, and quality.
• Oversee delivery of IT infrastructure and operations capabilities for large-scale business initiatives.
• Oversee organizational change management, including user adoption, implementation, and training plans.
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate risks across multiple interdependent projects and programs.
• Build strong partnerships with senior IT, business, physician, and finance leaders and communicate difficult issues with an independent perspective.
• Review vendor performance, facilitate contract negotiations, and resolve vendor invoice issues.
• Mentor and coach team members, evaluate team composition, and provide individual performance feedback

Skills

SDLC

Process management

Organizational change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, computer science, MIS, or related field

Job description

Principal Project Management Consultant

Location: Hyattsville, MD (Onsite or Hybrid)

Pay Rate: $184,500 - $278,600 per year

Position Overview

A large integrated healthcare system is seeking a Principal Project Management Consultant to lead enterprise-wide, cross-functional programs in the $15 to $50 million range. This is a senior, permanent position for a program leader who can translate business strategy into scalable IT solutions while aligning business, technology, physician, financial, and vendor teams. The role offers a hybrid or onsite arrangement and significant visibility with senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex programs with high transformational impact, driving multiple work streams from planning through completion
• Translate business strategy into clear business requirements and gain cross-functional support for objectives and priorities
• Analyze, integrate, and manage program plans covering scope, status, schedules, and resource forecasts
• Manage and monitor program financials and track overall performance against plan for time, budget, scope, and quality
• Oversee delivery of IT infrastructure and operations capabilities for large-scale business initiatives
• Oversee organizational change management, including user adoption, implementation, and training plans
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate risks across multiple interdependent projects and programs
• Build strong partnerships with senior IT, business, physician, and finance leaders and communicate difficult issues with an independent perspective
• Review vendor performance, facilitate contract negotiations, and resolve vendor invoice issues
• Mentor and coach team members, evaluate team composition, and provide individual performance feedback

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing projects or programs using project life cycle methodologies such as SDLC, process management, and organizational change
• Minimum of 5 years of experience implementing large, complex projects in a corporate environment
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading project teams
• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing project budgets
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, computer science, MIS, or a related field, with at least 10 years of IT or related business experience including 8 years managing programs; equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience navigating large enterprise structures and supporting governance bodies
• Experience applying throughput improvement methods such as Theory of Constraints
• Strong background in strategic project leadership and structuring programs for effectiveness

Screening Questions

• How many years of experience do you have managing large, complex IT programs, and what was the largest budget you managed?
• Do you have experience leading enterprise-wide programs in a healthcare or other large corporate environment?
• Are you available to work onsite or hybrid in Hyattsville, MD?